Chinnor and Princes Risborough Railway Order 1994
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Citation | SI 1994/1803 |
1994 No. 1803
TRANSPORT AND WORKSTRANSPORT
The Chinnor and Princes Risborough Railway Order 1994
Made 4th July 1994
Coming into force 26th July 1994
The Secretary of State for Transport, on application made to him in accordance with rules1made under section 6 of the Transport and Works Act 19922(hereinafter referred to as “the Act”) by Chinnor & Princes Risborough Railway Association, Chinnor & Princes Risborough Railway Company Limited for an Order under section 1 of the Act being satisfied in accordance with section 13(1) of the Act that its requirements in relation to any objections have been satisfied, and having determined to give effect to the proposals comprised in such application with modifications, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 1 and 5 of the Act and section 121(2) of the Transport Act 19683, and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order:—
Citation and commencement
1. This Order may be cited as the Chinnor and Princes Risborough Railway Order 1994 and shall come into force on 26th July 1994.
Interpretation
2.—(1) In this Order, unless the context otherwise requires:—
“the Association” means Chinnor & Princes Risborough Railway Association (Registered Charity No 1016237) incorporated under the Companies Act 19854as a company limited by guarantee and whose registered office is at 3 Honey Banks, Tring Road, Wendover, Buckinghamshire, HP22 6NA;
“the authorised railway” means the railway described in Schedule 1 to this Order, including all land and works comprised in, or relating to, that railway;
“the Board” means the British Railways Board;
“the Company” means Chinnor & Princes Risborough Railway Company Limited incorporated under the Companies Act 1985 and whose registered office is at 37 Lytham Avenue, Watford, Hertfordshire, WD1 6XA;
“maintain” includes inspect, repair, adjust, alter, remove, reconstruct and replace and “maintenance” shall be construed accordingly;
“protective equipment” includes gates, barriers, lights, traffic signs (within the meaning of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 19845), manual, mechanical, automatic, electronic or telephonic equipment or other devices;
“reference point” means Ordnance Survey National Grid reference point;
“the transfer date” means the day on which the authorised railway or any part of it is vested in the Association by virtue of an agreement made under article 4 of this Order;
“the undertaker” means the Association or, during the continuance of the lease referred to in article 4 of this Order, the Company.
(2) In this Order all directions and distances stated in the description of any railway shall be construed as if the words “or thereabouts” were inserted after each direction and distance, and distances between points on the railway shall be taken to be measured along the railway.
Application of Railways Clauses Acts
3.—(1) Section 47 of the Railways Clauses Consolidation Act 18456(roads crossed on a level) and section 6 of the Railways Clauses Act 18637(lodges at level crossings) shall cease to apply to the authorised railway.
(2) In its application to the authorised railway section 22 of the Regulation of Railways Act 18688shall be read, construed and have effect as if the words “and travels more than twenty miles without stopping” had been omitted.
Transfer of railway to Association; leasing to Company
4.—(1) The Board and the Association may enter into and carry into effect agreements providing for the transfer to and vesting in the Association of the authorised railway or any part of it on such terms and conditions as may be agreed between the Board and the Association.
(2) As from the transfer date the Association shall to the exclusion of the Board be entitled to the benefit of and to exercise all rights, powers and privileges and be subject to all obligations of the Board whether statutory or otherwise for the time being in force in respect of the authorised railway or such part of it as is transferred as aforesaid, with the intent that the Board shall be released from all such obligations.
(3) As from the transfer date the Association may lease to the Company the authorised railway or any part of it together with the rights, interests, powers, privileges and obligations vested in the Association in accordance with paragraph (2) of this article on such terms and conditions as may be agreed between the Association and the Company.
(4) During the continuance of the lease the Company shall to the exclusion of the Association be entitled to the benefit of and to exercise all rights, powers and privileges and be subject to all obligations of the Association whether statutory or otherwise as are transferred to or conferred on the Association by or in pursuance of this Order and are for the time being in force in respect of the authorised railway or such part of it as is comprised in the lease.
Maintenance of approved works etc.
5.—(1) Where, pursuant to regulations made under section 41 of the Transport and Works Act 1992 (approval of works, plant and equipment) approval has been obtained from the Secretary of State with respect to any works, plant or equipment (including vehicles) forming part of the authorised railway, such works, plant and equipment shall not be used in a state or condition other than that in which they were at the time that the approval was given unless any change thereto does not materially impair the safe operation of the authorised railway.
(2) If without reasonable cause the provisions of paragraph (1) above are contravened, the undertaker shall be guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale.
(3) No proceedings shall be instituted in England and Wales in respect of an offence under this article except by or with the consent of the Secretary of State or the Director of Public Prosecutions.
Provisions as to bridges
6. Without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, sections 116, 117 and 118 of the Transport Act 1968 shall, from the transfer date, apply to the authorised railway as if references therein to the Board were references to the undertaker.
Wainhill Crossing
7. The provisions set out in Schedule 2 to this Order shall apply to the level crossing of the unclassified road at Wainhill (reference...
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